Av device and ui display method

Abstract

To solve the problems that it is necessary to perform an overlapped operation even if final viewing is to be decided while a plurality of contents included in a specified list of UI are compared (selected for a plurality of times) and that extra operation burden is given to a user in conventional technology. An AV device for giving priority to the list of a viewing source device to which the content outputted at present belongs and displaying it in UI at the time of receiving a list request of the content from the user is provided.

1 . An AV apparatus, comprising:
 a connection unit, connectable with a plurality of devices as source for viewing:   a reception unit for list request, receiving a content list request from a user:   an acquisition unit for list, acquiring the list from the device as source for viewing, that is currently connected:   a UI display unit, displaying such that at least a part of the lists of the devices as source for viewing is selectable by utilizing UI shared by all devices as source for viewing   a signal processing unit, processing content signal acquired from the device as source for viewing connected with the connection unit:   an output unit, outputting the content processed by the signal processing unit and the UI; and   a controller for UI display, controlling such that the list of the device as source for viewing including the content outputted by the output unit is preferentially displayed.   
     
     
         2 . The AV apparatus according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the controller for UI display comprises
 means for controlling to maintain, maintaining the display of the UI without deleting the UI even if the selection of the content is done through the UI display unit. 
   
     
     
         3 . The AV apparatus according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the controller for UI display comprises
 means for displaying ‘in-viewing’ indication, displaying an ‘in-viewing’ indication, an indication indicating the content selected through the UI display unit, on the list of the content corresponding to the UI. 
   
     
     
         4 . The AV apparatus according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the controller for UI display comprises
 means for inputting to vary size, receiving an input to vary size of the UI to be displayed, and 
 means for controlling size, controlling a proportion of the UI and the content in a screen, which are outputted from the output unit, according to variation by the means for inputting variation of size. 
   
     
     
         5 . The AV apparatus according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the controller for UI display comprises
 means for transparently displaying, making the UI to be displayed transparent, and superimposingly displaying the UI on a area in the screen indicated by the content outputted from the output unit. 
   
     
     
         6 . A method for displaying UI, comprising the steps of:
 connecting a plurality of devices as source for viewing:   receiving a content list request from a user:   acquiring the list from the device as source for viewing, the device is currently connected:   displaying such that at least a part of the lists of the devices as source for viewing is selectable by utilizing UI shared by all devices as source for viewing   processing content signal acquired from the connected device as source for viewing:   outputting the content processed by the step of processing and the UI; and   controlling such that the list of the device as source for viewing including the outputted content is preferentially displayed.   
     
     
         7 . The AV apparatus according to  claim 2 ,
 wherein the controller for UI display comprises   means for displaying ‘in-viewing’ indication, displaying an ‘in-viewing’ indication, an indication indicating the content selected through the UI display unit, on the list of the content corresponding to the UI.   
     
     
         8 . The AV apparatus according to  claim 2   wherein the controller for UI display comprises
 means for inputting to vary size, receiving an input to vary size of the UI to be displayed, and 
   means for controlling size, controlling a proportion of the UI and the content in a screen, which are outputted from the output unit, according to variation by the means for inputting variation of size.   
     
     
         9 . The AV apparatus according to  claim 3 ,
 wherein the controller for UI display comprises
 means for inputting to vary size, receiving an input to vary size of the UI to be displayed, and 
   means for controlling size, controlling a proportion of the UI and the content in a screen, which are outputted from the output unit, according to variation by the means for inputting variation of size.   
     
     
         10 . The AV apparatus according to  claim 2 ,
 wherein the controller for UI display comprises   means for transparently displaying, making the UI to be displayed transparent, and superimposingly displaying the UI on a area in the screen indicated by the content outputted from the output unit.   
     
     
         11 . The AV apparatus according to  claim 3 ,
 wherein the controller for UI display comprises   means for transparently displaying, making the UI to be displayed transparent, and superimposingly displaying the UI on a area in the screen indicated by the content outputted from the output unit.   
     
     
         12 . The AV apparatus according to  claim 4 ,
 wherein the controller for UI display comprises   means for transparently displaying, making the UI to be displayed transparent, and superimposingly displaying the UI on a area in the screen indicated by the content outputted from the output unit.